TheTruthAboutSolitaire has read many online reports that claim Victor Tchenquiz – CEO of Consensus Business Group, has used the Peverel brand to secure funding for certain projects. This got many of the ‘Admins’ at TheTruthAboutSolitaire thinking about why we were being told that Peverel had taken over Solitaire Property Management….. then it hit us! The bigger the ‘Peverel’ brand, the more attractive it looks to any future investors or buyers! Think about it…… if Mr Tchenquiz was trying to obtain finance and was using Peverel’s [...]

NewsOnTheBlock.com has published it’s interview with Victor Tchenquiz, following the recent media reports that have contained vociferous complaints from leaseholders in retirement homes, with the Peverel Group being at the centre of this controversy. NewsOnTheBlock.com, as the leading independent magazine providing help and advice to leaseholders, landlords and managing agents, asked for access at the highest level so that they could put the flat owners case forward and hear from the landlord and managing agent directly. You can read the the full interview by signing up to [...]

Nicky Vogg has been a regular contributor to TheTruthAboutSolitaire, fighting to get her voice heard by Solitaire / Peverel, whom have ignored her for many years. Many will have read the messages that she has written, calling for Solitaire / Peverel to do something about her issues. It would appear that Nicky’s requests have fallen on deaf ears and Lee Middleburghs (MD of Solitaire / Peverel) has advised that she should go to an LVT. We’ve decided to highlight her cause and demonstrate that, Nicky [...]

As reported on Tuesday, Peverel are currently running a ‘Satisfaction Survey’ that is being undertaken by an independent market research company called ‘The Research Factor’ Our understanding is, only a ‘selected’ number of residents appear to have received these questionnaires…. possibly to ensure that their ‘research’ reports a positive response to make Peverel / Solitaire or whoever – appear better than they really are! As all the Peverel / Solitaire companies are the same thing – Consensus Business Group – we feel that everyone should have [...]

To demonstrate that TheTruthAboutSolitaire will tell both sides of any issues that we highlight, Andy from Solitaire e-mailed us yesterday in response to the complaints of the resident from ‘Burns Avenue’, who had raised concerns at the standard of landscaping being undertaken by the onsite gardener – by asking us to highlight their problem.s Andy’s response was as follows:- Dear Admin and Burns Avenue resident, Thank you for your patience whilst we investigated the situation at Burns Avenue. We are sorry for the length of time it took to [...]

Those of you that are readers of The Times Newspaper, may have read within the ‘Money Section’, yet another report on how Peverel / Consensus Business Group appear to be ripping off their retirement homeowners. However, as leaseholders of CBG / Peverel properties - we drew many comparisons of the cases highlighted, with our own. Retirement home tenants angry over ‘sneaky charges’ We investigate fresh claims of unfair and exploitative business practices by Peverel Elderly leaseholders are squaring up to Peverel, the notorious managing agent of retirement [...]

Many of you requested that we published today’s broadcast by the BBC ‘Rip of Britain’ program, that focused on the Housing sector rip-offs. These ranged from mortgages, to government schemes – but also Property Management rip off’s! Although no company names were mentioned, one of the residents interviewed, is actually a contributor to TheTruthAboutSolitaire and therefore, it’s not too difficult to work out who the company in question was! If you missed the program, click the following YouTube movie of the ‘Property Management’ feature or view [...]

We’ve just been reading the NewsOnTheBlock website and they have managed to obtain an interview with Vincent Tchenquiz, Chairman of Consensus Business Group. The full interview is to be published Issue 47 of News on the Block which is due out next week, and online in the next few days – but a brief overview of the interview is available below and on the NewsOnTheBlock website. EXCLUSIVE: Tchenguiz and Peverel Respond to Pressure From Flat Owners Vincent Tchenguiz, Chairman of Consensus Business Group, the landlord at the centre [...]

We’ve seen the success that CARLEX has had, in promoting the awareness of how Consensus Business Group companies have been overcharging, failing to provide a service and being accused of profiterring from residents and feel that now is the time for TheTruthAboutSolitaire to start a campaign on behalf of leaseholders and freeholders. Since TheTruthAboutSolitaire was created, it has become the centre point for all things Solitaire / Peverel related and is the voice for all residents with complaints against these companies.  Admittedly, the way that the [...]

Following the recent media coverage of Consensus Business Group / Peverel, an apology was issued on the 19 November and is documented below:- You may have seen a report on BBC Breakfast News this morning about service charge costs in retirement properties that we look after.  The report was in some parts accurate but in other regards it was not balanced. I will be writing to every development very soon to set out the company’s replies to the unbalanced allegations in the programme but there is something [...]